Welcome to the official account of the Endocrine, Metabolic and Reproductive Advancements (EMBRACE) Women’s Health Lab at @UCalgaryMed! We aim to answer questions to improve health for people with endocrine disorders like polycystic ovary syndrome & diabetes in pregnancy.

September is #PCOSAwarenessMonth🩵. PCOS affects up to 1 in 10 Canadian women yet remains under-recognized & under-treated. Tonight, the Calgary Tower shines teal to raise awareness & support PCOS research. Learn more: https://t.co/cejb3xtcbW #PCOS #Research #WomensHealth #YYC

#WomenHealthIsPublicHealth! Join us on Oct 29 as we advance women’s health as a public health imperative & investigate what an inclusive, equitable health system looks like for women. Save the date & learn more: https://t.co/YfpaGMYyDD #ReproductiveHealth #PublicHealth

Call for Presentation Abstracts! Join us for the Sexuality, Disability, and the Power to Disrupt 2026 Conference (Feb 13-14, 2026) – a free virtual event. Submit your abstract by Oct 15, 2025. Use the QR code or visit https://t.co/EulIN1FEDt to learn more.

PCOS affects 1 in 10 Canadian women but still has no cure. Dr. Jamie Benham leads the @EMBRACELabYYC , working to advance women's health and focusing on disorders like PCOS. Learn more about PCOS and how you can support the EMBRACE team’s research: https://t.co/HTpzktP5Le.

📢 Big news: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is changing! The current name has caused confusion, stigma & misdiagnosis for decades. It’s time for change — and YOU can help choose the new name. 💜 📝 Take the survey now: 🔗 https://t.co/NG7ICurFlp #WomensHealth #PCOS #PCOSNameChange

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a big threat to women’s health, but it’s still under-recognized, under-diagnosed and under-treated @ConversationCA https://t.co/bmxUOHsmvz @jamielbenham @EmbraceLabYYC @UCalgaryMed

📢 New Canada-wide Survey on PCOS! We're seeking input from people with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome to help shape better care. 🧬💬 Your voice matters—tell us what you need. 👉 https://t.co/7gdySEtoGi #PCOS #PCOSAwareness #WomensHealth #CanadaHealth

✍️ Your voice matters! 🔗 https://t.co/AfCLUOcIYd Living in the UK and been diagnosed with #PCOS? Please share (anonymously) your experiences and engagement with internet-enabled technologies for PCOS-related health & quality of life, lifestyle management, and self-care routines

Join us May 25 for The HeART of Women’s Health—a FREE event blending science + art to explore women’s heart health across the lifespan. Panel, exhibition, and powerful stories. 📍 cSPACE Marda Loop, Calgary. 🔗 Register: https://t.co/hdVBAezTKR ------------ #WomensHeartHealth

💡Women's health is public health! From chronic pelvic pain to research gaps, women's health issues are often overlooked—but they impact us all. For #CDNPublicHealthWeek we are spotlighting the facts & sharing the research advancing different areas of #publichealth. Stay tuned!

🥳 Celebrating 10 years of impact! Join us for our 10th Annual Northwest SPOR Collaborative Forum in Calgary, AB from May 12 - 14, 2025. 🎫 Tickets on sale now! https://t.co/x9oWI5MH4j This year’s theme is: ABSPOR & YOU: Partnership. Innovation. Impact.

Brain-body cross-talk in #PCOS 👉 AE-PCOS Society update meeting 🇩🇰 Copenhagen, May 10th, 2025 Registration & programme: https://t.co/uk4Anb5hTx 🤩 Early Career SIG gathering on Friday evening (May 9th) before the update meeting.

⁦⁦@OBrien_IPH⁩ So many great presentations and opportunities to meet others ⁦@calgarylibrary⁩ on International Women’s Day. Also to “Embrace women’s health research” ⁦@jamielbenham⁩ and ⁦@uofcknes⁩ momentum study https://t.co/1u64D4kuD4

@UCalgary International Women’s Day- March 8. Celebrate by attending the Women’s Health Symposium at the Calgary Central Library @LibinInstitute Come, hear great speakers @erinbrennand @jamielbenham @uofcknes Dr. Reimer on fueling across the life span. #menopause #PCOS 

Meet Heather, our research coordinator! She holds a BKin from UFV and an MSc from UofA, where she researched exercise and blood glucose in people with type 1 diabetes. At the Embrace Lab, she coordinates studies, advertising, social media, and coffee walks with her coworkers!

#PCOS is so much more than a fertility issue. It’s a complex hormonal disorder that can impact metabolism, mental health, and long-term health risks. Women with PCOS deserve more than being reduced to their #reproductive potential. #PCOSAwareness #WomensHealth #PCOSAdvocacy

The Women's Health Symposium, hosted by the amazing @global_leslie, will celebrate #IWD2025 @calgarylibrary on March 8th. The full schedule is now live, and a month-long women's health art exhibition begins on March 1st. @UCalgaryMed @UCalgary @erinbrennand @GlobalCalgary

AE-PCOS Update Meeting at #ECE2025 @ESEndocrinology & @EuroSPE ✍️ Registration: https://t.co/SpSltyTJmI 🗓️ 10th of May, 2025 📍 Copenhagen, Denmark Theme: Brain-body cross-talk in #PCOS ⌛️ Abstract submission DEADLINE 🚨 TODAY, February 3, 23:59 CET https://t.co/KjFxQxp6bM

Celebrate International Women’s Day on Saturday March 8, 2025 by attending the #Calgary Women’s Health Symposium at the Central Library! Featuring talks on #Menopause, Pelvic Floor, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Nutrition and a screening of Below The Belt! #endometriosis

Meet the team: Sherry is doing an MSc in Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences. She graduated top of her class from UofC with a BSN. Her thesis will focus on virtual care's impact on gestational diabetes. Outside school, she likes dancing and volunteering with older adults!